Rama is the protagonist of both The Raid movies. He is one of the few survivors of the ill-fated S.W.A.T.-Unit lead by Sergeant Jaka alongside Lieutenant Wahyu and Sergeant Bowo on the first movie. On the second movie, The Raid: Berandal, Rama is appointed by Lieutenant Bunawar to infiltrate one of Jakartan major gangs to expose the corruption on Jakarta Police Departement.

Rama's first appearance on the film is his training session and bidding farewell with his pregnant wife. Later that day, he was brifed by Sergeant Jaka about their mission, raiding an apartement complex that serves as a famous Jakartan narcotic cartel holdout and arresting their leader, Tama Riyadi.

After the events of previous movie, Rama is soon contacted by Lieutenant Bunawar, one of a few honest police officer who tries to set up a secret task force to get rid of the corruption on the Jakarta Police. He convinces Rama to join his team on behalf of his family (in the meanwhile Rama became father of a son). Henceforth Rama is called "Yuda", since he had to fake his death to not get caught by one of the criminal clans. Rama purposely gets send to prison after beating up the son of a influential politican - in this way he gets close to Uco (son of Bangun, one of the leaders of Jakartan gangs). After a while Rama befriends with Uco mainly because his capability of fighting and saving Uco's life on a prison revolt.

Eventually Rama is allowed to leave the prison and becomes part of the Bangun's Gang as Uco's bodyguard. Meanwhile, Uco is dissatisfied with his position in the gang and thirsts for more power, desperately wants to be the leader of his father's gang. Since he was unqualified by Bangun to lead the clan, Uco starts a conspiracy with the help of Bejo, one of the two other Jakartan major gang leaders. Uco and Bejo fake an attack of the Indonesian Bangun's Gang on their competing Japanese Goto's Clan to provoke the "gang war". Nevertheless, the gang war that claiming numerous victims from both gangs makes Bangun and Goto finally agreed to make a peaceful solution. Uco only sees the weakness in the actions of his father, who according to him behaves submissively which would destroy the gang in the end. Bangun realises the involvement of his son in the reason of the gang wars and beats him for it but it's too late, finally Uco reveals his connection to Bejo and kills his father.

When Rama comes, Bangun is already killed and Eka was wounded by Uco, he then saves Eka and fighting one of Bejo's assassins althought losing the fight. When Eka is succumbed to his wounds, Rama decides to handle the matter on his own and eventually raids Bejo's restaurant. After fighting through hordes of Bejo's henceman and all of Bejo's assassins, Rama is able to kill Uco, who just before killed Bejo and Reza. Shortly after, the Japanese gang arrives, and in a short dialogue between Rama and Keiichi (Hideaki Goto's son) he apparently decides to end his involvement with the criminal clans and possibly his work as a police officer.